Murder of Julius Nepos
480 · Event
The last legally recognised Western emperor, ruling from Dalmatia since his deposition in 475, is killed by his own retainers near Salona.
On these timelines: Rome: Emperors, Roman History, Master
More from Rome: Emperors
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Reign of Marcus Aurelius (161)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Reign of Trajan (98)
- Reign of Tiberius (14)
- Reign of Caligula (37)
- Reign of Claudius (41)
- Reign of Basil II 'Bulgar-Slayer' (976)
Around 480
- Reign of Justinian I (527)
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Muhammad (570)
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Hagia Sophia (532)
- Romans withdraw from Britain (410)
- Christianity becomes Roman state religion (380)
- Baptism of Clovis (496)
- Hagia Sophia completed (537)
- Frankish kingdom of Clovis I (481)